Counting Functions or Mappings with Constraints

The question asks to count functions between finite sets satisfying properties such as monotonicity, surjectivity, equal-sized preimages, or conditions on compositions.

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Q70. Let $A = \{ 1,3,7,9,11 \}$ and $B = \{ 2,4,5,7,8,10,12 \}$. Then the total number of one-one maps $f : \mathrm { A } \rightarrow \mathrm { B }$, such that $f ( 1 ) + f ( 3 ) = 14$, is :
(1) 480
(2) 240
(3) 120
(4) 180